ST Ambrose College academics were reaching for the stars after another set of outstanding A-level results.

Almost 69 per cent of all A-level grades for 2016 were at A* to B, with a 100 per cent pass rate. The vast majority of students from the Hale Barns school are now able to go up to their chosen university to study their preferred courses.

The top achievers include Josh Travers, 18, from Hazel Grove, who got an A* and two A grades and will now study History at Oxford. Earlier this year Josh won a national competition for his essay on the history of the House of Commons.

Matthew Sullivan, 18, from Warrington, joins Josh with two A* s and two A grades and will study Chemical Engineering at Bath. Matthew hopes to work in nuclear technologies.

Kristian Halarnyk-Peet, 18, from Baguley, got two A* and two A grades and will also read Chemical Engineering at Bath, but is hoping to work in pharmaceutical research.

James Tavernor, 18, from Knutsford, got two A*s and one A grade and is going to Imperial College London to study Mathematics and Computing.

Duncan Carter, 18, from Timperley, got an A* and two A grades and will read Mathematics at Bath. He wants to become a hedge fund manager.

Felix McDermott, 18, from Cheadle Hulme, got three A grades and will study Chemistry at Bristol hoping to work in innovative drug trials.

Dominic Howarth, 18, from Newton le Willows, got an A* and two A grades and will read Mathematics at Bath, hoping to work in the City.

Joint head-boy Dominic Butler, 18, from Bowdon, got an impressive four A*s and one A grade and wants to read Medicine at either Queen's Belfast or the National University of Ireland in Galway.

His twin brother Thomas got three A *s and two A grades, and has exactly the same ambitions as his brother – to be a top doctor after studying in Ireland.

Alexander Gordon, 18, from Hale Barns, got four A grades and will study Computer Science at Durham, aiming to become a ground-breaking computer programmer.

St. Ambrose College Principal James Keulemans said: “These exceptional results are not achieved by luck but very much by design with the hard work of pupils and teachers reaping rewards over many years of study. It's been an absolute pleasure to work with these young men and we know they will go on to make significant contributions to our society.”

St Ambrose A-level results
M. Ball    3(1); J. Barry    3(1); T. Bennett    3(1); M. Bones 3(1); T. Booth 3(1); A. Bull 3(1); D. Butler 5; T. Butler 5; D. Carter 3(1); O. Chaddock-Marmash 3(1); M. Chaudhry 3(1); A. Clarke 3(1); J. Clarke 3(1); M. Conroy 3(1); R. Crossen    3(1); J. Daldry    3(1); J. Dalton    3(1); S. Dawson    3(1); C. Dearden 3(1); R. Devereux 3(1); M. Dyos 3(1); G. Edge    3(1); S. Ellis    3(1); G. Ellison    3(1); G. Feldman 3(1); S. Fisher    3(1); C. Francis    3(1); S. Gallimore 3(1); A. Gordon 4; C. Grieves    3(1); K. Halarnyk-Peet    4; B. Hall 3(1); D. Harrison 3(1); A. Hill    3(1); E. Holland    3(1); R. Holloran-Patel    3(1); D. Hough 3(1); D. Howarth 3(1); B. Hughes 4; R. Hunt    3(1); D. Jones    3(1); J. Kearns    3(1); W. Keefe    3(1); J. Kelly    3(1); C. Keogh    3(1); C. Kilcullen 3(1); J. Kirsten 3(1); J. Kunnassery 3(1)    .
K. Lalley 3(1); C. Linton 3(1); J. Lloyd 3(1); A. Mackenzie 3(1); T. Magenis 3(1); A. McAlister 3(1); S. McCarthy 4    ; F. McDermott 3(1)    ; D. McDonagh    3(1); M. McGavin 3(1); C. McKelvie 3(1); C. McLaughlin 3(1); K. McLaughlin 3(1)    
C. Moroney 3(1); T. Muldoon 3(1); S. Neary 3(1)    ; G. Nolan 3(1); T. Nuttall 3(1); C. O'Callaghan 3(1); M. O'Dowd    3(1); D. O'Neill 3(1); T. O'Neill 3(1); M. Pearson 3(1); L. Power 3(1); J. Ramsden 3(1); T. Richardson 3(1); F. Riley-Joyce    3(1); A. Robertson 3(1); J. Rzeskiewicz    3(1); L. Sanchez    3(1).    
J. Sanyaolu 3(1); J. Saunders 3(1); T. Scopes 3(1); S. Sloane 3(1); M. Sullivan 4; J. Tavernor 3(1); B. Teague 3(1); S. Thomas    3(1); J. Travers 3(1); C. Valentine 3(1); L. Verrall    3(1); I. Webster    4; J. Webster 3(1); A. Welsh 3(1); F. White    3(1); G. Wood 3(1) J. Yvon 3(1).